Sunday, November 13, 2011

The Life and Times of Olive the Pug, continued…

My gardening friend Donna S. recently rescued
a Sheltie named Lily who had been a breeder dog. And though you can never really replace a
beloved pet, Lily is the successor to Donna’s dog Cocoa who passed away
earlier this year. When Lily arrived in
their household, Donna and her husband Don were a little unhappy to find out
that she wasn’t acting like the housebroken dog they had been promised. But they are both compassionate people and
decided to do the research into housebreaking an adult dog rather than giving
up on keeping Lily as a pet.

That’s where Olive comes into this
story. Donna thought it would be a good
idea to have a dog come over and “model” the proper way to take it outside, so
to speak. So Olive and I embarked upon a
mission. I loaded Olive into the car and
we drove over to meet Lily. Walking through
Donna’s garden is never a hardship, believe me.
And, as if Olive knew where her duty lay, she decided to poop right
away. And after a few more steps, she
left her other mark. Lily was watching and
learning because soon after that, she did her thing properly and got the proper
praise from her new master. My understanding is that she has been doing
the right thing ever since.

After the walk through the garden,
Donna and I sat in the kitchen and had a cup of coffee while Lily retreated to
the safety of her crate to watch our every move and Olive went around sniffing
everything in sight. Then I loaded Olive back into the car and we drove home. On
the way home, I told Olive that she did a good thing with Lily and she glanced
over at me looking very smug and satisfied and then, having done her bit to save a small but important piece of the world of dogdom, she went to sleep.

About Me

I am Barb Hale and this is my photography blog. I started this blog for the sole purpose of sharing my photography with others. I am an amateur photographer who is constantly learning. And I so enjoy the simple act of taking a photo. I hope you enjoy my work.

My father left a legacy of thousands of photos and slides behind when he passed. Most were snaps of family and friends. I probably inherited my love of taking pictures from him but I don’t take many pics of people. I prefer photographing things and bits of nature.

Confucius said, “Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.” I accept that statement as truth. There is beauty all around you if you bother to look. There is beauty in the mundane and commonplace…and sometimes there is even perfection.